FM Schedule
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Early
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00:00
Midnight News—22/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Book of the Week—Jean Rhys - The Blue Hour, Episode 5
5/5 Jean has become an established writer, but it will be 30 years before she becomes famous.
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—22/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—23/05/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—23/05/2009
The latest news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Prayer for the Day—23/05/2009
Daily prayer and reflection with Ann Holt.
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05:45
A Wonderful Way to Make a Living—Series 2, Gondolier
5/5 In Venice, Joe meets a lawyer who retrained as a gondolier. (R)
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Morning
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06:00
News and Papers—23/05/2009
News headlines, plus a look at the papers.
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06:04
Weather—23/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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06:07
Ramblings—Series 12, Suffolk - Aldeburgh
Clare Balding joins The Times' music critic Richard Morrison in Suffolk.
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06:30
Farming Today—Farming Today This Week
Charlotte Smith asks who should pay to prevent another foot and mouth outbreak.
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06:57
Weather—23/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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07:00
Today—23/05/2009
Including Sports Desk, Weather, Thought for the Day.
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09:00
Saturday Live—23/05/2009
Fi Glover is joined by author Anthony Horowitz. With poetry from Luke Wright.
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10:00
Excess Baggage—23/05/2009
John McCarthy talks to Sir David Attenborough about his early journeys abroad.
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10:30
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals
Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.
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11:00
The Week in Westminster—23/05/2009
The Speaker quits, public anger over MPs' expenses is pushing forward parliamentary reform
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11:30
From Our Own Correspondent—23/05/2009
Kate Adie introduces Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ foreign correspondents with the stories behind the headlines.
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Afternoon
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12:00
Money Box—23/05/2009
Bob Howard reports on holidaymakers who think they have received forged dollars.
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12:30
The News Quiz—Series 68, Episode 4
4/8 Sandi Toksvig chairs. Panellists include Jeremy Hardy and Francis Wheen.
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12:57
Weather—23/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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13:00
News—23/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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13:10
Any Questions?—22/05/2009
Eddie Mair chairs the topical debate in Sheffield.
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14:00
Any Answers?—23/05/2009
Jonathan Dimbleby takes listeners' responses to this week's Any Questions?
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14:30
Drama on 4—John le CarrΓ©: Call for the Dead
George Smiley investigates when a Foreign Office civil servant commits suicide.
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16:00
Woman's Hour—Weekend Woman's Hour
Highlights of this week's Woman's Hour programmes with Jane Garvey.
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17:00
PM—23/05/2009
Coverage and analysis of the day's news with Ritula Shah, plus sports headlines.
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17:30
iPM—23/05/2009
The weekly interactive current affairs magazine featuring online conversation and debate.
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17:54
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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17:57
Weather—23/05/2009
The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
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18:00
Six O'Clock News—23/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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18:15
Loose Ends—23/05/2009
Peter Curran is joined by Neil Oliver and Evan Davis. With music from The Maccabees.
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19:00
From Fact to Fiction—Series 6, Episode 4
4/8 Comedian Robin Ince imagines a man with no interest in freebies.
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19:15
Saturday Review—Little Boots’ album Hands, Gillian Anderson and Toby Stephens at the Donmar Warehouse
Tom Sutcliffe is joined by Liz Jensen, Danny Robins and Mark Ravenhill.
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20:00
Archive on 4—The Many Lives of Roald Dahl
Sophie Dahl looks at the life of her grandfather, the children's author Roald Dahl.
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21:00
Classic Serial—The Siege of Krishnapur, Episode 2
2/2 Swamped with civilians, the Collector is unsure how much longer his defences can hold out.
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22:00
News and Weather—23/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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22:15
Unreliable Evidence—The Law and Protest
Clive Anderson considers the legal limits of our right to express dissent.
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23:00
Counterpoint—Series 23, 2009 Semi-final 2
11/13 The second semi final of the wide-ranging music quiz, with Paul Gambaccini.
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23:30
Poetry Please—17/05/2009
Roger McGough introduces poems by AE Housman and Walt Whitman.
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Late
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00:00
Midnight News—23/05/2009
The latest national and international news from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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00:30
Afternoon Reading—Murder She Thought - Series 1, Paint
A young woman is hired by a city whizz-kid to redecorate his flat. (R)
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00:48
Shipping Forecast—23/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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01:00
Selection of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Programmes—24/05/2009
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 joins the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service.
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05:20
Shipping Forecast—24/05/2009
The latest shipping forecast.
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05:30
News Briefing—24/05/2009
News from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.
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05:43
Bells on Sunday—24/05/2009
The sound of bells from St Helen's Church, Sefton in Liverpool.
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05:45
Letters to Mary—Episode 2
2/3 Richard Reeves updates Mary Wollstonecraft on her ideas about republicanism.
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